Settee and glider



p 3 1955 c. z. BOROCHFF 2,718916 1 Sept. 27,1955 c. z. BOROCHOFF 2713916SETTEE AND GLIDER Filed 0ct. 1, 1948 2 Sheecs-Sheet 2 FI'G.

ATTOR N EY United States Patent O SETTEE AND GLIDER Charles ZacharyBorchoff, Atlanta, Ga., assignor t0 Southem Wire & Iren Werks, Atlanta,Ga., a partnership Application October 1, 1948, Serial N0. 52,370

1 Claim. (C1. 155112) This inventiou has for its object to provide anovel construction of a chair er settee (dependcnt on the length ef theseat and back sectious) which may be either a glider er not and in whichgreat resiliency ef the seat is provided with ample rigidity and forthis purpose cousists ef a nevel arrangeruent of parts and mcthed ofassernblage as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring now to the drawings, in which corresponding parts areindicated by correspending marks of refereuce Figure 1 is a perspectiveview cf a settee embodyiug this inveution.

Figure 2 is the sarne censtructiou wheu ernbodied in a glider.

Figure 3 is a fragmeutal vertical sectien frem the freut to the rear ofthe settee shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail shewiug a step in the method of assemblage.

Figure 5 is a fragmental view ou an enlarged scale ef the method offasteuing the freut and rear cf the seat strap and the bottoru of theback straps.

Figure 6 is a detail showing the manner in which the hangers 11 areconuected to the rest of the frarne.

T0 form the frame there is provided two U-shaped ends 1 of tubular erchannel constructiou, the lower halves of which ferm the bases 1a andthe legs and the other half of which forms the arms 1b, the two endsbeing conuected by the bar 2 bolted at its ends to the bases 1a, and bythe freut er seat bar 3. The seat bar has its ends beut at right anglesand the bent portious are bolted to the vertical portiens of the andmembers by bolts 4a. T0 permit vertical adjustmeut of the seat bar aserics of holes 4b may be formed in the legs.

The seat is formed by the spaced resilient straps 5 fastened at theirfreut eud to the upper face of the freut seat bar, their rear ends beiuginserted between the two rear seat bars 6 and 6a.

The back is formed by the metallic straps 7 whose lower ends areinserted between the two rear seat bars 6 and 6a in the spaces betweenthe seat straps 5.

Bach back strap has a ribbed plate 7a on its rear surface and throughthese ribs exteuds a tie bolt 8 the ends cf which are extended throughthe arms 1b near the rear thereof.

Resiliency in the seat is secured by bendiug the freut ends of the seatstraps dewu, then rearwardly and theu forwardly into a U-shape, thefastening to the freut seat bar beiug made by bolts 5a passing throughthe ends of the lower limbs of the U and through the freut bar. Washers5b are placed in the U-beuds ef the straps 5 to eliminate the springinger drawiug of the strap portions in the U-bend together and thusfacilitate the tighteuing of the bolts 5a.

In assembling the chair the end pieces are cennected by the tie 2 andthe freut seat bar, and the seat straps for the entire seat unit arethen bolted to the latter and their rear ends inserted and fasteuedbetween the rear bars 6 and 6a. The lewer ends of the back straps arethen inserted between the rear bars and the tie holt 8 is then insertedthrough the ribs ou the rear of the back straps.

At this stage the entire seat and back section is assembled, but due tothe limited initial bend at the freut of the seat straps the seat hasits upper end above its inteuded final position (cempare Figs. 3 and 4).The back of the seat is then forced down into its intended posiiton byflexing the seat straps at their freut ends. When in place the sectiouis locked by passing the ends of the holt 8 through the ends cf thearms.

There is also provided means convertiug the above chair into a glider.These consist of two arched membars 9 tied together by the ties 10 and10a and located eu the outside of the end pieces. Ou the horizontal partef each member is pivoted at lla-lla two dependent haugers 11, ouetowards the freut and the other towards the rear, the lower ends efwhich are pivoted to the base 1a at 11b. As the end pieces cf the chairand the rnembars 9 are in difl?erent vertical planes the two ends efthese hangers are olfset laterally frem each ether by the baut portien(Figs. 2 and 6) thus causing a centering of the seat. By prefereuce therear hangers are shorter than those towards the freut as thereby aswingiug and a gliding sensation is produced. T0 strengthen the andpieces 1 agaiust distortien braces 12 may exteud frem the arms at apoint above the freut bar te the base section.

Having thus described my inveution, What I claim is:

A chair er settee structure comprising two U-shaped members, formingbases, legs and arms, a rod securing said members tegether in spacedrelation, a freut seat bar supported by said U-shaped members, a rearseat bar, one piece seat straps ef pretensioned metal free ofprotuberences attached to said rear seat bar and having their freut endscurved dowuwardly and inwardly resting upon and attached to said freutseat bar, back straps having their lower ends securing to said rear seatbar, means engagiug said back straps intermediate their ends and aflixedto the arms of the U-shaped members, said back straps and said meansserving te maiutaiu said seat straps in a state of cempressien, andmeaus for varyiug the height of the freut ends of the seat straps.

References Cited in the file ef this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.154,355 Allmand July 5, 1949 355,315 Hall Jan. 4, 1887 2,126439 ZerbeeAug. 9, 1938 2271440 Nelms Jan. 27, 1942 2278049 Zerbee Mal. 31, 19422,311482 Smith Feb. 16, 1943

